Lee De Forest

Lee De Forest, (August 26, 1873 ? June 30, 1961) was an American inventor with over 300 patents to his name. De Forest invented the Audion, a vacuum tube that takes relatively weak electrical signals and amplifies them. De Forest is one of the fathers of the "electronic age," as the Audion helped to usher in the widespread use of electronics.

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He was involved in several patent lawsuits (and he spent a fortune from his inventions on legal bills). He had four marriages, several failed companies, was defrauded by business partners, and was once indicted for mail fraud and later acquitted.

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The Jean De Paris Heights in the Forest of Fontainebleau 1867	Forest I	Lee J. Cobb	Forest USA
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